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Klover GDPR opt-out	Wire in 3g light switch from double plug socket Apr 2^nd, 2010, 1:10pm Hi, new to the site. My dad is looking to change from plug in lights to light switches in our conservatory. We currently have a double socket that is a spur from a ring. He wants to run from this to the 3 gang light switch. Can this be done, is it safe? If not do you have any suggestions? Thanks,
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Re: Wire in 3g light switch from double plug socket
Reply #1 - Apr 2^nd, 2010, 1:28pm

You would need to take the 2.5mm² spur from the socket to a FUSED CONNECTION UNIT, and then from there to the switch in 1.0mm² or 1.5mm².

As your current socket is already a spur, you will need to take your spur for the FCU from a different socket, or make the existing socket part of the ring. This assumes your sockets are wired on a ring circuit. Do a search for ring circuits or socket circuits.

Example of an FCU:

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